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The three-match T20 series between India and Sri Lanka starts on February 24. The first match of the T20 series starts today in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and the remaining two matches will be played in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. In this series, India will face Sri Lanka with a few quality players led by Rohit Sharma and led by Tasun Sanaka.
In fact, India, the world’s number one T20I team in the ICC T20I rankings, will face Sri Lanka, who are ninth in the rankings, in preparation for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia in October.
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Venkatesh Iyer mixing:
Star player Ravindra Jadeja, who has been sidelined with an injury for the past few months in the series, has now recovered and is back, adding strength to the Indian team. Venkatesh Iyer, the all-rounder who played with him in the recent T20 series against the West Indies, is set to play for India in the T20 series.
He made his debut for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL last year and was an action-packed opening batsman in the Power Play overs. He also got the opportunity to play for the Indian team as he excelled in bowling and took a few important wickets. Especially in the opening position of the IPL series, he got a chance in the middle order of the Indian team.
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However, he did not hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity to bat in the last match of the T20 series against the West Indies in all 3 matches and gave the finish. Many are saying that he should be given a chance in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in October as he is a good emerging all-rounder who bowls as the 6th bowler when needed.
Pandya cannot be:
Former batsman Wasim Zafar has openly said that Venkatesh Iyer should be given a chance to replace star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who has been bowling without full fitness in recent times. Former India captain Akash Chopra has said that not everyone can be an all-rounder like Hardik Pandya. Following is what he said on his page about this. “The truth is that Hardik Pandya is Hardik Pandya. He should be welcomed with both hands as he will be batting and bowling when he comes to the Indian team. I would not say that if one performs better, the door will be closed for another. ”
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“It doesn’t have to be either Pandya or Venkatesh. Both can play at the same time. Hardik Pandya will bowl if they are both in the team. Venkatesh Iyer will bowl a few overs. ” Akash Chopra has said that Hardik Pandya cannot be a Venkatesh Iyer like him because he has proved himself to be a quality all-rounder by playing very well in the past. He also said that it would be good if they both played at the same time.
Fans angry:
It is safe to say that Indian fans were outraged by his comments. Because what makes Hardik Pandya a good all-rounder in recent times is that he will only bat without bowling. In that situation, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had demanded that he return to the Indian team after getting full fitness and bowling training in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
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But he leveled it and has been working to captain the Gujarat team for Rs 15 crore in the IPL series without participating in the Ranji Trophy.
So many are saying that Venkatesh Iyer can be given a chance in return for not showing interest in playing for the country. Fans are retaliating on how Akash Chopra can level Venkatesh Iyer in such a situation.
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Akash Chopra has further said that someone like Hardik Pandya will be the best in the T20 World Cup to be held in countries with huge stadiums like Australia. However, he added that both Hardik Pandya and Venkatesh Iyer deserve to play on Australian soil if Venkatesh Iyer continues to function as he does now.
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